0: Introduction

Question 1

• systemic study of the chemicals in living systems
• seeks to understand the most fundamental chemical processes of life

Answer 1

biochemistry

Question 2

4 features of living organisms

Answer 2

a. complicated and highly organized
b. biological structures serve functional purpose
c. actively engaged in energy transformations
d. capacity for self-replication

Question 3

2 notable breakthrough in biochemistry

Answer 3

• the discovery of enzymes’ role as catalysts
• discovery of DNA as genetic information carrier

Question 4

2 characteristics of life

Answer 4

a. biological diversity
b. chemical unity - no new principles in the fundamental laws of chemistry which all living systems follow

Question 5

structure —-> property ——> ??

Answer 5

function of biomolecules

Question 6

two types of metabolism and their difference

Answer 6

a. catabolism - breaking down
b. anabolism - building up

Question 7

3 basic scopes of biochemistry

Answer 7

a. biochemical structures - chemical and 3d structures, properties, interaction and organization, and synthesis and degradation
b. metabolism - all chemical reactions that break down complex molecules to produce energy to build up other complex molecules
c. genetic information - transmission, expression, and storage of genetic information

Question 8

• series of chemical reactions occurring within the cell
• linked together by a common intermediate

Answer 8

metabolic pathways

Question 9

give 4 examples of metabolic pathways

Answer 9

glycolytic pathway
pentose phosphate pathway
citric acid cycle
photosynthesis

Question 10

linked metabolic pathways is also known as ?

Answer 10

metabolic network

Question 11

2 types of biochemical substances

Answer 11

a. bioinorganic substances
b. bioorganic substances

Question 12

2 bioinorganic compounds

Answer 12

water
inorganic salts

Question 13

5 bioorganic compounds

Answer 13

proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, small organic compounds